Kids and Kin: The Family History Vacation That Involves Kids
By Patricia Suter and Corinne Earnest

Six chapters and 82 activities cover pre-planning, traveling, library research, visiting relatives, and returning home. Idea for games, quizzes, races, contests, riddles, scavenger hunts and more. 88pp. Softbound. Russell D. Earnest Associates. Activities for all ages.

My African Roots
By Jacqueline Galloway-Blake.

This is a child’s Create-Your-Own keepsake book of family history and African-awareness. 1992. 30pp. Softbound. Brown Sugar & Spice Books. Romulus, MI. Ages 7 to 12.

My Backyard History Book
By David Weitzmen.

For teachers, parents, and children. Tells where youngster can find historical information about himself in unusual places. 1975. Softbound. Little-Brown. Age Suitability: Full of ideas that teachers of all grades could use.

My Family Tree: A Bird’s Eye View
By Nina Laden.

Explains relationships in the family with colorful pictures. There are pages to record family histories and to paste in pictures plus a poster to create your own family tree. 1997. 33pp. Softbound. Chronicle Books. San Francisco, CA. Ages: 7 and 8.

An ideal starter book for young genealogists! Large print forms assist children in learning more about their heritage and ask questions pertaining to their lives. 1982. 57 pp. Softbound. Dover Press. Age Suitability: Grades 4-7; good reproducibles.

Not your ordinary “How to book.” Reveals ways to uncover intriguing pieces of family lore. Includes information about e-mail, audiotapes, videotapes and the Internet plus traditional genealogical tips. The text is “Amazing Family Facts” sidebars, plus lively, colorful illustrations.

The students in Mrs. Fox’s class are a kitten, a rabbit, a skunk, a frog, a squirrel and a raccoon. Mrs. Fox is indeed a fox. They make family trees and learn how their aunts, uncles, grandparents, and cousins are them. They also learn the meaning of stepbrother, stepsister, stepparent, half sister, and half brother. They share their family trees and see how every family is unique and special. 1995. 28 pp. Hardbound. Holiday House. Age Suitability: Kindergarten through 3rd grade.

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